Worle Village Primary School

Worle Village Primary School is a small school that is performing strongly overall, with pupils achieving well across the curriculum. Results in national tests often exceed national averages, including for disadvantaged pupils. The school has a positive culture where pupils enjoy attending, behave very well, and feel safe and supported. Teaching is high quality, with effective phonics and mathematics instruction, and pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities are well supported to access the same ambitious curriculum as their peers. Leadership and governance are strong, with a collaborative trust providing effective support and professional development, and staff morale is positive. The main area for development is in the early years, where the quality of adult questioning and interactions is inconsistent, meaning some opportunities to extend children's learning are missed. Despite this, children get off to a good start, particularly in reading, and the early years provision is judged to be of the expected standard. All other areas of the school's work are rated at the strong standard. Overall, this is a school that provides a high-quality education and a nurturing environment. Pupils benefit from a rich range of experiences that build confidence and prepare them well for life in modern Britain. The school's strong performance is underpinned by effective leadership, a committed staff, and a supportive trust.

Strengths

• Pupils achieve well across the curriculum, often exceeding national averages, including disadvantaged pupils.
• High-quality teaching with effective feedback, clear modelling, and skilful questioning.
• Strong phonics teaching that develops solid early reading skills.
• Excellent behaviour and attendance, with a calm and focused learning environment.
• Effective support for pupils with special educational needs and/or disabilities, ensuring access to the same ambitious curriculum.
• Strong leadership and governance with a culture of collaboration and research-informed practice.
• A rich personal development programme that prepares pupils well for life in modern Britain.
• Pastoral support is a significant strength, helping vulnerable pupils with wellbeing and emotional regulation.
• Pupils feel safe and know how to stay safe online and in their community.
• Close links with secondary schools prepare older pupils very well for their next stage of education.

Areas for Improvement

• In the early years, the quality of questioning and interactions is inconsistent, so some opportunities to extend children's learning are missed.

Admissions: local authority offers data from the Department for Education. A school is oversubscribed when at least 5% of the families who put it first were not offered a place, and undersubscribed when everyone who put it first got in but 10% or more of its places were unfilled in the Department's school capacity survey (the latest survey is used for entry years it does not cover). Places: Department for Education, School capacity, from local authorities' annual survey as at 1 May. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024–25); the survey was not run in 2020. Places include sixth form places. Forecasts are the local authority's own for the school's planning area, an area it uses to plan places that is not the school's catchment area. The forecast starts from a head count in 2025; the dashed line is the Department's estimate of places in that area, including those the authority has firm plans for. Planned places are cumulative, and only those with firm plans are counted.

In 2024–25 pupils at Worle Village Primary School attended 94.8% of sessions (the national figure for primary schools was 94.8%). 11.4% of pupils were persistently absent, missing at least one session in ten (nationally 13.0%).

Sessions missed

Pupils persistently absent

Source: Department for Education, Pupil absence in schools in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Persistent absence means missing 10% or more of sessions; severe absence means 50% or more. No figures were published for 2019/20.

In 2024–25, 1.2% of pupils at Worle Village Primary School were suspended at least once (nationally 1.1%). No pupils were permanently excluded.

Pupils suspended at least once

Source: Department for Education, Suspensions and permanent exclusions in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). A pupil can be suspended more than once, so suspensions per 100 pupils can be higher than the share of pupils suspended. Very small numbers are hidden by the DfE. Exclusion figures dropped in 2020 and 2021 because of school closures.

In 2025–26 Worle Village Primary School had 17.0 pupils for each teacher (the national figure for primary schools was 20.7). Of its teachers in 2024–25, 0.0% were no longer at the school a year later (nationally 15.7%).

Pupils per teacher

Teachers who left the school within a year

Source: Department for Education, School workforce in England. Each year is the one the school year ends in (2025 is 2024/25). Pupils per teacher counts full-time-equivalent pupils and teachers. Turnover is the share of a year's teachers (full-time equivalent) who were not at the school the following year, whether they moved to another school or left state-funded teaching. Turnover and sickness figures run one year behind the ratios. Sick leave is the share of teachers who took at least one day in the year, so it swings widely at small schools, where a few teachers can make it 0% or 100%. The national figures are for all state schools of the same type.

In 2025–26, 15.8% of pupils at Worle Village Primary School were on SEN support (nationally 15.4%) and 5.1% had an education, health and care (EHC) plan (nationally 4.1%).

Pupils by main type of need

Source: Department for Education, Special educational needs in England (the 2025–26 school census). SEN support is extra help in school without an EHC plan. National figures are for all state-funded primary schools. Counts are as published, with small numbers not hidden.

In 2024–25 Worle Village Primary School received £7,651 and spent £6,791 for each of its 172 pupils. It ended the year with reserves of £191,000 (£1,109 per pupil).

Across all 7 schools of Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust, income was £6,746 and spending £6,505 per pupil.

Income per pupil

Spending per pupil

Source: Department for Education, Financial Benchmarking and Insights Tool. Each year is the one the financial year ends in (2024 is 2023–24). Academy figures include a share of the trust's central services, shared out by pupil numbers, and are rounded to the nearest £1,000. Premises costs were defined differently from 2024, so compare them across that gap with care.

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All schools in Weston-Super-Mare · North Somerset local authority: places and applications

Worle Village Primary School is part of Kaleidoscope Multi Academy Trust, which runs 7 schools. The nearest others:

• St Martin's Church of England Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Becket Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Ashcombe Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Christ Church Church of England Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Hutton Church of England Primary School Weston-Super-Mare
• Crockerne Church of England Primary School Bristol

What is Worle Village Primary School's Ofsted rating?

The latest Ofsted rating for Worle Village Primary School is Expected standard, from an inspection in July 2026.

When was Worle Village Primary School last inspected by Ofsted?

Worle Village Primary School was last inspected in July 2026.

How many pupils does Worle Village Primary School have?

Worle Village Primary School has 158 pupils on roll.

What age range does Worle Village Primary School cover?

Worle Village Primary School for pupils aged 5 to 11.

What are Worle Village Primary School's SATs (KS2) results?

In 2025, 73% of Year 6 pupils met the expected standard in reading, writing and maths.

Where is Worle Village Primary School?

Worle Village Primary School is at Church Road, Worle, Weston-super-Mare, Somerset, BS22 9EJ.